Section: US & Canada

Defending himself against accusations that Russian President Vladimir Putin is challenging American leadership, President Obama during a CBS “60 Minutes” interview said mistakenly that when he took office Ukraine was ruled by a Putin “stooge.” But the man he was referring to only became president in Kiev a year after Obama. …read more...

President Barack Obama exchanged testy words with “60 Minutes” correspondent Steve Kroft on Sunday over Russian President Vladmir Putin and the Syrian conflict.When asked about the effectiveness of his administration’s strategy in the ongoing Syrian civil war, a defensive Obama admitted he was initially skeptical about training...

Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko won a fifth consecutive term in power on Sunday, extending his 21-year-long regime in a country diplomatically sandwiched between Russia and the West. Lukashenko took 83.5% of the vote, the central election commission reported. This landslide exceeded Lukashenko’s 2010 victory that saw him...

Minsk (AFP) – Alexander Lukashenko won a fifth term as president of Belarus by a landslide, and warned the opposition against protests that could derail the lifting of Western sanctions imposed over rights abuse allegations.With long-standing opposition figures barred from standing in Sunday’s vote and state media giving Lukashenko...

MINSK, Belarus— President Alexander Lukashenko was set to win a fifth term in Sunday’s election with ease, but he said anything less than 80 percent of the vote would be a sign that his support was slipping. Both the official exit polls and the chief election official later predicted he would get even more. The authoritarian leader faced no...

MINSK, Belarus (AP) — President Alexander Lukashenko was set to win a fifth term in Sunday’s election with ease, but he said anything less than 80 percent of the vote would be a sign that his support was slipping. Both the official exit polls and the chief election official later predicted he would get even more.The authoritarian leader...

The UK’s Prime Minister, David Cameron, recently faced heavy criticism for referring to refugees coming to Europe as “a swarm of people coming across the Mediterranean.” But despite the backlash against Cameron, the public and politicians often fail to acknowledge the humanity at the core of the migrant crisis. Enter Brandon...

MINSK, Belarus— A presidential election was under way Sunday in Belarus, where authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko faced no serious competition and was expected easily to win a fifth term. The opposition called for a boycott of the vote. Even before polls opened in the former Soviet republic, however, the Central Election Commission...

Vijeta Uniyal | Gatestone The Taliban seems to have correctly assessed the lack of resolve of the current U.S. leadership and have evidently decided to go for all of Afghanistan. What is visible to everyone except Obama is that this “weak” Putin continues to outflank the U.S. in Ukraine, Crimea and now Syria. The U.S. … How Obama Lost Afghanistan...

MINSK (Reuters) – Belarussians head to the polls on Sunday to cast their vote in presidential elections all but certain to re-elect authoritarian incumbent Alexander Lukashenko for a fifth term. Lukashenko’s re-election five years ago led to mass protests and the imprisonment of leading opposition figures, but support for his...